One of the many responsibilities that falls to school district leaders is whether to use an interim assessment—one that’s given every couple of months—to measure student progress. These tests can ...

“Data-driven” instruction makes sense only if the data that’s driving it makes sense, but experts say much of the data used to guide reading instruction doesn’t, as Forbes reported. Classrooms across ...

At some point during the year, most students in U.S. schools will take a benchmark test. These tests, also called interim assessments, are designed to measure students’ progress toward instructional ...

Commissioner of Education Mike Morath notified school districts and open-enrollment charter schools that the Texas Education Agency has launched the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness ...

During interim testing in February and March, Little Rock School District students saw the most significant growth in average math scores across all grades between third and eighth when compared to ...

Despite opposition from some teachers and parents, the Illinois State Board of Education is considering replacing the state’s annual student assessment with interim testing throughout the school year, ...